August 15th
04:45-11:55
Madison Campground, Yellowstone Wy to Boise Id
429 Miles

	About 10 minutes later I pulled into the motel Rita had arranged. I checked in and then bailed. I've been in Boise before but I didn't know where the Harley dealer was located. After wandering around a bit looking for a laundrymat and the dealer, I got back to the motel and checked out a map which gave me a better idea. I headed off again and went by a laundrymat. Perfect. I needed to wash clothes as well. I found Cycle Nuts and Bolts service shop. I stopped there and found that I was in the wrong place. The dealer was back about half a block. I turned around and parked. I went in and picked up my "pivot shirt". The shirt at the farthest point in my trip.
	I asked if they had a reference to someone who could help with my leathers. They said they could and gave me a card for Gypsy Ride Leathers. She said that the lady who worked there wasn't always in. She also asked if I wanted a dealer pin. I turned her down but did ask for a sticker. She didn't have one but she did have little "buttons". A dime sized emblem they probably put on the bikes they sold. I gladly took that and put it in my pocket.
	Let me explain the problem. I bought these chaps last year and wore them through the past winter. Towards the end of winter the left zipper separated. It was a bear to get the zipper back together but I finally did it. It did it a couple of more times until the end of the winter season. Either I got better or the zipper wore down further.
	On the trip I brought them with me and used them once but they split again. I used a couple of the straps, one above the calf and one around the thigh to keep it together. I intended on contacting someone in Boise to put a new zipper on since I was going to be there for a couple of days.
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